And the Oscar goes to....

Ben Stiller as Na'Vi

The Hurt Locker cleaned up at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards last night! Everyone was buzzing about how Avatar was going to win big, but that wasn't the case. I was secretly waiting for Kayne West to barge on stage when The Hurt Locker was given the Oscar for best picture. "Imma gonna let you finish Kathryn Bigelow, but James Cameron directed the best movie of all time - of all time!"

But, of course that didn't happen.

Here's the complete list of all the winners from last night:

- Motion Picture: “The Hurt Locker.”

- Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart.”

- Actress: Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side.”

- Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds.”

- Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

- Director: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker.”

- Foreign Film: “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Argentina.

- Adapted Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

- Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker.”

- Animated Feature Film: “Up.”

- Art Direction: “Avatar.”

- Cinematography: “Avatar.”

- Sound Mixing: “The Hurt Locker.”

- Sound Editing: “The Hurt Locker.”

- Original Score: “Up,” Michael Giacchino.

- Original Song: “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart,” Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.

- Costume: “The Young Victoria.”

- Documentary Feature: “The Cove.”

- Documentary (short subject): “Music by Prudence.”

- Film Editing: “The Hurt Locker.”

- Makeup: “Star Trek.”

- Animated Short Film: “Logorama.”

- Live Action Short Film: “The New Tenants.”

- Visual Effects: “Avatar.”

Steve Martin and Alex Baldwin were the hosts last night. I was hoping for some big laughs from those two jokers, but their bantering was "very awakward", in my opinion. Incase you missed their so-called "hilarious opening", here it is:



Show Notes - Friday, March 5th 2010

Jay Leno took back the reigns of the Tonight Show and so far it’s proving to be the right choice by NBC. Over the last week, Jay’s ratings have sky rocketed through the roof getting about 6 million viewers each night.. Is it just a fluke? Or is Jay back on top? I’ll definitely keep you posted… But don’t expect to see Conan O’brien back on TV anytime soon… he’s forbidden to appear on TV for another 7 months..

The Canadian government surprised many that it wants Parliament to consider changes to the national anthem to make it gender sensitive. And after a public outcry, the Government wont be changing the anthem after all. The line in question… “In all thy sons command” It’s sad to see the government so concerned about changing the national anthem rather than balance the national debt.

Can you imagine a world where we all don’t have to worry about what we eat and how it’s making us live forever? Unfortunately we don’t live in that world and foods that we consume every day increase your risk of high blood pressure and excess body fat.. One tip to keep fit and healthy? Lay off the pop! Researchers found that drinking regular or diet pop every day doubles your risk of high blood pressure, high insulin levels & excess belly fat and all of these increase your risk of heart disease and diabetes. The experts' solution? Switch to tea if you need a caffeine boost or if it’s the fizz you crave, try sparkling water with a splash of juice.

One of the most talked about movies of this year has finally arrived in Theathres… Alice in Wonderland which stars Johnny Depp as the Mad hatter is another masterpiece directed by Tim Burton… you may recall he directed The nightmare before Christmas and Big Fish.. The visuals in the movies are said to be real slick and like food for the eyes… it’s a definite must see if you’re checking out a movie over the next few days… Here's the trailer for Alice in Wonderland:



Juno Award Nominees were announced earlier last week… The Junos are the equivalent of the Grammy’s in the US… Some of the big Canadian names nominated this year.. Drake and Justin Bieber… Drake.. is up for best new artist of the year.. and pulls a double in the Rap Recording of the year for Best I ever had and still fly.. Justin Bieber has three nominations… album of the year for My World.. and pop album of the year for my world as well.. Other nominees include Susan Boyle, Britney Spears and K’Naan. for a full list of nominees check out juno awards.ca 2010 Juno Awards will be hosted live on CTV in Canada April 20th..

The war on which social networking site is the most popular and earning the most cash is widening for now… Facebook’s revenue for 2010 is expected to hit over a billion dollars. One billion dollars? For a site that provides status updates and place for people like you and I to upload pictures and play with addicting apps? Not a bad way to earn that kind of money!

Till next week!

- JT